Spurs’ new stadium

[Dubai Blue]

I interpreted that Jim meant that it was a unilateral decision of the PL without consulting the clubs

I don't think so. He knows there was a vote and that Spurs voted for it. His "problem" is that the PL went it alone, which hindered Spurs (and everyone else) in their dealings with overseas clubs.

 

[feedmpenzaandhewillscore]

Why after City playing a game at Wembley and stating reservations about the pitch are UEFA chipping in and having similar reservations for a Champions League game that is taking place 8 days after when City were subjected to playing on it? I wonder what sanctions Spurs would have faced if the Champions League Fixture would have taken place this week? Then their chums at the Premier League say nothing and let them get away with it.

 

[dave_blue12]

I don't think so. He knows there was a vote and that Spurs voted for it. His "problem" is that the PL went it alone, which hindered Spurs (and everyone else) in their dealings with overseas clubs.

A convenient excuse for Levy methinks.

Levy knew exactly what he was doing. The sooner the window closes the sooner the pressure to spend disappears.

JimB needs to wake up and smell the coffee.

 

[Henkeman]

A convenient excuse for Levy methinks.

Levy knew exactly what he was doing. The sooner the window closes the sooner the pressure to spend disappears.

JimB needs to wake up and smell the coffee.

As a principle though, closing the transfer window before the season starts is entirely sensible. It's only the unilateral nature of it by the PL that made it an idiotic decision.

 

[MillionMilesAway]

CL next Tuesday, so they were never going to move the league game to Sunday.

And TV on Saturday night to add to the mix.

 

[MillionMilesAway]

The i today has a piece saying the PL are finally (!) getting annoyed with Spurs, and Levy's dissembling. Reckons the chances are they'll be told to be at Wembley all season.

It's pretty obvious that Levy is playing silly buggers. First "first game" was Liverpool. Second "first game" was City. Third "first game" is Utd. What are the chances, eh?

The paper also reckons that Spurs will run a bond issue as per Utd, with a range of repayment dates (so not just everything at 5 years).

Overall, I feel a bit sorry for the Spurs fans as this must be embarrassing. It's not their fault - it's Levy and his 6M bonus for bringing the stadium in on time.

 

[pudge]

The i today has a piece saying the PL are finally (!) getting annoyed with Spurs, and Levy's dissembling. Reckons the chances are they'll be told to be at Wembley all season.

It's pretty obvious that Levy is playing silly buggers. First "first game" was Liverpool. Second "first game" was City. Third "first game" is Utd. What are the chances, eh?

The paper also reckons that Spurs will run a bond issue as per Utd, with a range of repayment dates (so not just everything at 5 years).

Overall, I feel a bit sorry for the Spurs fans as this must be embarrassing. It's not their fault - it's Levy and his 6M bonus for bringing the stadium in on time.

As they should have been told the minute they played their first home game there this season.

Whereas in reality the FA have granted them special exemption not once but twice this season allowing them to use Stadium MK, Wembley and potentially their new stadium all in one season for home games.

It's almost as if the captain of the national team plays for Spurs or something.

 

[Henkeman]

Overall, I feel a bit sorry for the Spurs fans as this must be embarrassing. It's not their fault - it's Levy and his 6M bonus for bringing the stadium in on time.

Can I also just recognise that @JimB comes on here, one versus many, and engages with us with humour and good grace throughout, even when he's getting a kicking from everyone over this issue. It isn't easy to be the one rival supporter trying to answer hundreds of posts from City fans, but he manages it very well, irrespective of how we disagree with him and argue with him. He adds to the place, when it must feel like being under siege at times. Hats off.

 

[JimB]

I think you need to look up the meaning of “unilateral” This was a democratic vote by all the members of the PL each had a vote 5 said no the rest including Spurs yes So Spurs got what they wanted

Yes, Spurs got what they wanted so sympathy is in extremely short supply, but it was still a unilateral move by the Premier League, as it acted alone and was the only league to make the change.

I interpreted that Jim meant that it was a unilateral decision of the PL without consulting the clubs

Correct, Dubai Blue. It was a unilateral decision by the PL clubs to move the transfer window to the beginning of the season. The remainder of Europe didn't follow. And just to clarify, I wasn't suggesting that Spurs were deserving of sympathy because of the difficulties that it caused them. It was their own fault. I was merely explaining why Spurs didn't sign anyone this summer and that it didn't, as most have wrongly interpreted, mean a change of policy necessitated by stadium costs.

A convenient excuse for Levy methinks.

Levy knew exactly what he was doing. The sooner the window closes the sooner the pressure to spend disappears.

JimB needs to wake up and smell the coffee.

Not at all. As I said previously, Spurs have effectively operated a zero net spend policy for years now. It was the same this year - the only difference being that, because of the early transfer window closure (and the disadvantage that it caused PL clubs in negotiations), Spurs neither bought nor sold anyone.

 

[citizen_maine]

Correct, Dubai Blue. It was a unilateral decision by the PL clubs to move the transfer window to the beginning of the season. The remainder of Europe didn't follow. And just to clarify, I wasn't suggesting that Spurs were deserving of sympathy because of the difficulties that it caused them. It was their own fault. I was merely explaining why Spurs didn't sign anyone this summer and that it didn't, as most have wrongly interpreted, mean a change of policy necessitated by stadium costs.

You'd have to wonder why they voted for it then, if it was going to cause them difficulties due to their recruitment policies (and will continue to do so)